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UK
/dɪlˈuːʒənəl/
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[ US /dɪˈɫuʒənəɫ/ ]
[ US /dɪˈɫuʒənəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- suffering from or characterized by delusions
How To Use delusional In A Sentence
- She regarded him as a somewhat crazy and delusional man, no matter how good he looked.
- It takes a special kind of mindset to be this delusional in the face of cold, hard facts.
- So this exercise in tilting at windmills can't even be described as quixotic, since that would imply some expectation of success, however delusional. Redskins Insider Podcast -- The Washington Post
- If Gordon Brown's comments weren't so delusional and misleading it'd be funny. Is Gordon Brown a hypocrite?
- Sorry, but pretending that any American auto manufacturer is healthy is delusional, stupid and ridiculous. Think Progress » Arizona legislature demands immigrants and President of the United States verify their status.
- But Boyko disagreed, saying that anybody who thinks there is broad support for such a proposal is ‘delusional.’
- If this is not what you may call incompetency, either you are high on something or by nature, delusional.. NY Daily News
- Also know as erotomania, De Clérambault's syndrome is one in which a delusional belief is held by a patient that another person, usually older and of higher social status, famous, wealthy or in a professional relationship with the patient is deeply in love with them. Mental Nurse
- So his dogged belief in his ability as a salesman doesn't come off as gumption and moxie, instead he comes off as delusional.
- The term delusional disorder was suggested by Winokur 1072 to avoid the confusion resulting from the diverse concepts of paranoia and the ambiguity of that term, which has been used to denote insanity, suspiciousness, persecutory or grandiose delusions, schizophrenia, and a specific disease entity distinct from other psychoses. The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry